title: Electrochemical technique and copper-promoted transformations: selective hydroxylation and amination of arylboronic acids.
abstract: An efficient and selective electrosynthesis of phenols and anilines from arylboronic acids in aqueous ammonia is achieved in an undivided cell. By simply changing the concentration of aqueous ammonia and the anode potential, good yields of phenols and anilines can be obtained chemoselectively with high reaction rates. We propose that anodic oxidation could have played an important role in these transformations.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Dong-Song
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian-Shan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jing-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000586:Amination; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D006900:Hydroxylation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001897:Boronic Acids; D010636:Phenols; D003300:Copper; C023650:aniline